Lamp-shade for incandescent lights.



1. A. WHALEY.

LAMP SHADE For: INCANDESCEM LIGHTS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 6, 1917.

Patented July 24;, 1917.

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JOI-IN A. WI-IALEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

LAMP-SHADE FOR- INCANDESCEN T LIGHTS.

To all whom z'tmajl/ concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. WHALEY, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the city, county and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lamp-Shades for Incandescent Lights.

The ob] ect of my invention is to provide a shade .which may be placed directly upon a glow light without regard to the socket by which the light is held, and further objects are to make self-ventilating, neat and attractive structure which will properly shade the light at all times. These, `and other objects are accomplished by my invention, one embodiment of which is hereinafter more particularly set forth.

Referring to the drawings, hereof,

Figure 1 is a shade.

Fig. 2 shows a portion of a socket, a lamp and a shade, partially in section.

Fig. 3 shows a ventilated collar used in my shade.

Throughout the various views of the drawings, similar reference characters designate similar parts.

The socket l contains a lamp 2 of the usual kind and in the conventional manner. About this lamp is placed a shade 3 which is forminga part plan view of my improved lmade of iexible material, which is preferably fireproof or fireproofed, although it may be made of cloth or paper and it may Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 6, 1917.

Patented July 241, llgll, Serial'No. 160,316.

be cut and folded in the form shown or in any other suitable form. At its top, in the embodiment herein shown, it is provided with a horizontally disposed base 4 and a supporting ring 5 which rests on the upper portion of the lamp, as shown. The base l and the ring 5 are made with serrated edges 6, shaped as shown, or in a similar manner, so as to permit the air heated by the lamp to pass out by convection and thereby create a steady draft through the shade which keeps it cool and so that it is not likely to catch fire under any circumstances, even although it be made of light, fiimsy paper.

` This shade 3 is put in place by being put on the lamp in the position shown in Fig. 2 before the lamp is secured to thesocket 1, and it may be removed by removing the lamp and then lifting off the shade.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that it is not restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures that vcome within the scope of the annexed claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

A glow lamp, a shade mounted on said glow lamp, said shade being provided with a serrated base and a collar adapted to rest on the upper portion of the lamp, and folds in said shade adapted to rest against the lower portion of the lamp.

JOHN A. IVHALEY. 

